Opus Arte

This month’s newly released opera productions are dramatic masterpieces, exposing ways in which complication is implicit to the human experience, in very different ways.

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The new Royal Opera Season begins with both a favourite and a novel twist: Mozart’s elegant and witty Così fan tutte will be gracing the stage at Covent Garden and screened live to a host of cinemas across the UK.

Shakespeare’s plays have been entertaining theatre audiences for 400 years. The Bard has retained his place as the most famous writer of all time due to his deft touch with pre-existing stories, incredible word play and memorable, fully formed characters.